Pit bull attack under investigation in Wilmington

Larry Benson prayed to God as he fought off a pit bull attacking his 3-year-old Corine terrier, Mattie.

He prayed some more when Mattie was hospitalized following the attack near Wilmington’s Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Monday morning.

“My little doggie is just like a part of our family,” Benson said Tuesday. “I stayed up all night long praying and asked the Lord to just let me suffer some of that pain, which I did.

“Whew, I tell you now I was just so grateful this morning that they called me and told me I could come pick her up.”

Mattie, who is usually an animated pup, rested on Benson’s bed Tuesday afternoon. Several stitches could be seen near the dog’s now-shaved left front leg and shoulder. She also had a cone collar around her neck.

Jason Stowell, who owns Stewie the pit bull mix, said he was sickened by the incident and plans to cover the medical expenses for Mattie.

This site posts News hits about Dangerous Dogs and Dog Laws. WE do not write these stories. WE do not comment on these stories. WE do not add to these stories. We have offered to change information (and we have done this on several occasions) if the reporting news outlet updates or changes their story. Please don't write us nasty, rude or foul mouthed messages about, pit bulls, statistics or fact checking. If you have an issue with the way a story is reported please contact the news outlet that is linked at the bottom of the post. Knowing this, if you still wish to comment, please do so. Cancel reply

Enter your comment here...

Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment:

Email (required)(Address never made public)

Name (required)

Website

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change )